Chapter 167: Division of Labor (I)
When Ferguson hurried in, Daniel's team, with the exception of Fred, who was now largely on his own, arrived.
Because Daniel is developing too fast, although this team also has a simple division of labor, but it is not clear enough, many things, Daniel himself is still used to doing it himself, but now the energy no longer allows Daniel to do this, so it is urgent to redivide everyone's responsibilities.
In the Kusa car just now, Daniel closed his eyes and thought about it, these things have actually been thinking about it all along, but he didn't have time to do it.
Looking at these partners who have become the top part of Hollywood's various industries, Daniel has a lot of emotion in his heart.
The hourly salary of a Hollywood star assistant is about $10, and the working hours are longer, and the weekly salary is only less than $1,000, and the monthly salary is about 5,000. But Andy's adjusted monthly salary has approached $80,000, which is definitely higher in the same industry, even the assistants of some veteran stars who have worked with them for twenty or thirty years do not have this price. And Cusa and Melissa have long been the top agents in CAA, if Melissa still needs to grow, then Cusa is definitely a big agent who can talk to the heads of the production departments of major studios; Trick is also jealous of the PR industry, which values client resources, both in terms of income and power. Even Ferguson, who has just joined, has become the producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean", which is completely different from before, and his friends at the first level have long since stood out from the crowd.
There is an ancient Chinese saying that "if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven", this is not all irony, indeed, the success of one person can often lead to the success of a group of people. The most notable example is that Silicon Valley companies, once listed, often create tens or hundreds of millionaires.
However, not every one of these people is qualified for the current job, or suitable for the current division of labor.
Like Cussa and Fred. Someone who can continue to adapt to the rising level of communication and handle increasingly complex matters is quite good to find two in this initial team.
In addition to that, Andy. Cusa's cousin is actually very capable, but lacks a little flexibility and organization in scheduling, and Daniel is busy during this time, which has something to do with the lack of scheduling ability of himself and his assistant. Melissa, on the other hand, was dealing with external things. For example, when there is an event contact, endorsement negotiation, and some follow-up work, she also shows an inconsistent ability, this girl who grew up under the wing of the old Draco is actually not so suitable to deal with people who specialize in negotiation and communication.
Aside from the two ladies, Kusa was free to consider bringing in new clients, even though he made more than ten from Daniel Scarlett. And Trick also began to stop in the process of integrating into the team, which has nothing to do with his own wishes, only because his division of labor in Daniel's team is too narrow, and only when it comes to that role, will he be remembered.
This kind of team is not coordinated. With more and more tasks, higher and higher levels, tens of millions of contracts at every turn, and first-class newspaper websites to deal with, some problems will inevitably arise. Add to that a boss who likes to get things done, and it's no surprise that the team is becoming unsustainable. Today, Daniel realized early that it was actually a very fortunate thing to avoid some people from making mistakes, because at that time, there may be no way to turn a blind eye. The love of several years of cooperation is all in vain.
The entire small hall was silent, and everyone realized that today was a personal matter, and it wasn't just Daniel. There are also other people on the team who are aware of this problem and are just hiding in the rapid development and change. No one brought it up.
"Calling everyone together today is actually hoping to re-divide the work, some people need to add burdens, and some people need to adjust their work. In addition, there are a few people to add, and there are more and more things. It's not enough to rely on a few of you. Daniel said bluntly, "After all, this is also a team with an annual output value of hundreds of millions." ”
Only Ferguson had a shocked look on his face, and the others, including Trickor, knew more or less about Daniel's financial investment – and that was a big investment. If it's just about getting rich, Daniel should put all his energy into that job.
"I remember when I met Cusa at the café." Daniel looked at Kusa, his eyes glazed out, and recalled the original scene, "I just got caught up with Tracy. Jacobs turned it away, I know, you're all curious about that rumor, yes, Melissa once introduced me to Tracy, who was Tracy's assistant at the time. But then because Johnny. Depp obstructed it, and I didn't want to be restricted, so I broke up. At this time, Kusa came to find me. I remember you meeting me at an audition for a certain movie? ”
"'The Grim Reaper Is Coming,' Ellie. Lart introduced it to you. ”
"Oh, yes, "Death is Coming", Ellie, Ellie taught me a lot. Later I was persuaded by Kusa that we became partners, and now how many people say that we are golden partners and achieve each other. But at that time, it was just a Hollywood rookie with a confused future and a penniless CAA agent, and the two of them had dreams and were determined to work hard to succeed. ”
All eyes were on Daniel as he told him about the beginning of his legendary experience.
"Legolas's character, you've heard of that terrier. I was playing a little trick with Kusa, and we were going to try out another role—"
"Because Daniel insisted that Legolas was the more appropriate character, obviously, he was right." Cusa took his words.
Daniel chuckled, "Yes, I'm right, there are at least hundreds of millions of people around the world who call me the Elven Prince. Then came "Gladiator", which was a very difficult battle, and if it weren't for the help of Melissa's father Draco, I wouldn't have been able to take the role of Commodius anyway. Opposite is Philip Matt. Damon and Ben. Affrak's agent, they won the Oscar at that time, and Jackie. Phoenix-Rivan. Phoenix's younger brother. We played a lot of tricks, some of which were out of the ordinary. Until finally convinced Ridley. Scott, we just became the second actor in this work, and you all know what I got for it, a bunch of outpost awards, plus Golden Globes and Oscars. The next thing, you all know, I took a lot of films, and they all showed that they were good, so I am who I am today. Entering the 20 million club in three years, the whole of Hollywood has never had one, this is my legend, and it belongs to you. ”
Even Kusa. Damon, there was a hint of fanaticism on his face at this moment, yes, Daniel had become a legend - three years, Oscar, A-list, 20 million clubs, and every achievement added a brick to his path to legend.
"But, partners, now we need to make some changes, everyone should do their own better work, and it should not be the same anymore." Daniel glanced at it, looked at it and nodded, "I have preliminarily determined the new division of labor for everyone, and Kusa will tell everyone, if there are different opinions, they can put them forward." ”
Cusa coughed, drawing attention.
"Ferguson—"
The newcomer whose name was called straightened his back, knowing that he had met the greatest good fortune of his life, and if he could be recognized and integrated into the most eye-catching team in Hollywood, then the future, money, power and status would no longer be a problem. He thought of the way his girlfriend Grey looked at him that day when he saw Daniel at DD, like he was looking at a hero.
It felt so good, no woman had ever looked at him like this.
Thinking of this, he looked at Kusa with a much more eager look.
"In addition to your work as a producer on Pirates of the Caribbean, you need to maintain a Daniel Investment Division in the DD Films, which has no permanent staff except for one or two civilian staff, and if necessary, you will be in contact with the film company and the rest of DD Pictures to deploy people and arrange the work. Got it? Questions? ”
"I don't think there is, yes, there will be no problem."
Kusa nodded to show that he understood, and then looked at Melissa, "Merri, your next job will be to be responsible for Daniel's film investment, such as "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Hotel Rwanda" and "My Greek Wedding" The work of the investor, Daniel will be involved in the project of "Greek Wedding" more deeply, but in the future, more Daniel independent investment projects will need you to follow up, and Ferguson will be directly responsible for you." I think you're the right fit for the role, you have great transactional skills, you're attentive enough and you have full industry knowledge and insight. …… In addition to this, you will also need to engage with Daniel's legal and accounting staff. Finally, I want to congratulate you, you are about to get a raise. ”
Melissa felt a little uneasy in her heart, after all, this was a new job, but from Cusa's tone, there was no room for excuse. What's more, she is not a character who is afraid of difficult problems.
"Do you need me a treat?"
"Wait until we're done, of course."
"Now it's you, Terriver, you've done a great job, solving a lot of trouble for Daniel, and making a lot of friends and relationships. So Daniel wants you to give up some of your outside work and get more involved in Daniel's affairs, what is your opinion? You know you're free after all. ”
"It's like we've sold out, and I haven't received any money." Melissa muttered something on the side, causing everyone to laugh and ease the slightly tense atmosphere a lot.
After Trivor smiled, he nodded without much thought, he was actually in an awkward stage, Daniel had a lot of affairs, he didn't have the energy to find another big client, and some small clients were mostly here because he was Daniel's public relations, which violated his work ethic. Being able to simply be part of Daniel's team now is a much more satisfying arrangement anyway. (To be continued.) )